Adjustable bed



INVENTOR R.D9l-Meier ATTORNEY July 14, 1925.

R. DE L. MEIER ADJUSTABLE BED Filed Feb. 1, 1924 Patented July 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT Q FFICE.

' ROSE BE LIMA MEIER, OF- NEW YORK, N. Y.

A J STA LE BED Application filed February 1, 1924. Serial Ho. 689,5.

o all w o it c ncern:

Be it known-thatl, osn DE L. LIEIER, a citiz of the Un ed S ate siding aNew Y rk, in theeoun y of New Yo k and. Stat of Ne Yo k, h e inventedcer ain ne and usefu Improvements ifidiustable Beds, of wh ch th followng is a sp cificati n- T main object f th s in ention s to provide afOldahle bed which may be collapsed longitudinally in order to take up arelatively smaller amount of space when the bed is not in use.

Another object is to provide a foldable bed as mentioned, in which thelong sides of the bed frame are divided into a plurality of hingedsections, these sections being drawn toward each other by novel means inorder to shorten the frames to take up a smaller amount of floor space.

These and other objects will become apparent in the description below,in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in h dr IReferring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is. a side le ation l vie othe bed when lyexten ed f r us I Figure 2 is a top plan view of the bedin collapsed position, the bed spring supporting means being omittedfrom the view for the sake of clarity and to identify the remainder ofthe structure.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the bed in partially folded position.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional'elevational view of the bed framemover means.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numerals 1 and 2 indicate theend sections of the bed. These end sections are set up on legs 3 andhave boards 4: rigidly secured to their upper ends. The end sectionshave side boards 5 rigidly attached to the legs and extend inwardly andtoward each other. Intermediate boards 6 are connected to the adjacentends of the boards 5 by hinges 7, these hinges being secured to themutually adjacent faces of the boards 5 and 6. The free ends of theboards 6 have floating side frames 8 and 8 secured thereto, the securingmeans being hinges 9 which are attached to the opposing surfaces of thebdards 6 and the floating side frames 8 and 8 the latter being supportedon legs 10. The mutually adjacent edges of the boards 4 have hingemembers 11 secured near their corners. These hinges are connected tospring support beams 12 and 13.. Intermediate t length of the floatingside frames 8 and 8 open ng a e provided. In the op n ng P vided in theframe 8, a sleeve 14 having a longitudinal slot 15 is anchored. In theopening provided in frame 8, a shaft 16 ha -v ng s gr a ngth terna lyhreaded, is anchoredby a pin 16 which rojects into the opening of theframe 8. in L-sha .ed bracket 17 having a slot 18 is conneote to thelower edge of the floating side frame 8*" by passing the slotted end 17overthe shoulder bolt 19, the latter'being rigid on the side frame 8bracket is hingedly connected to a plate lever 21, the purpose of whichwill be more fully described. 7 An opening in member 20. aligned withtheinternal threadedopening in member 16, receives awinding' crank 21, theextending end of the. crank beingof the The vertical arm of the samelength as the width of the bed iindbeing threaded externally. thruoutits length.

tVhen the bed is used, the same is fully extended, as shown in Figur 1..In this. position, the beams 12 and 13 lie horizon,- tally, as indicatedin Figure 1. Theinterveiling space between, the beams 12anc113 isprovided with a flexible bed spring (not shown), the edges of the springbeing secured to the beams in any desirable manner. The spring may thenbe covered with a mattress 22 and the necessary linen provided foroccupancy. It is to be noted that while the bed is being used forsleeping purposes, the bracket 17 and the crank ,21 are entirely removedfrom the floating frames, and the appearance of the bed is as shown inFigure 1. When the bed is to be folded, the bracket 17 is lifted so thatthe slot 18 is inserted over the shoulder bolt 19 in such position thatmember 20 of the bracket extends vertically upward. The lever 21 isurged toward the side frame 8 so that its free edge is pried under theintersecting ends of the beams 12 and 13, supported on the floating sideframe 8. The threaded end of the crank 21 is then inserted into thethreaded opening of member 16 and said crank rotated. As rotationcontinues, the bracket 17 slides toward the floating side frame 8 and asthe member 21 is in angular position, the intersecting ends of the beams12 and 13 are slightly lifted at their point of intersection. Continuedrotation of the crank causes the bracket 17 to move to the limit of theslot- 18 and when said bracket is then firmly anchored in stationaryposition, member 16 will be drawn toward the bracket. As the latter issecured to the floating side frame 8, said side frames 8 and 8 will bedrawn mutually toward each other, the limit of this movement being whenthe boards 6 are at right angles to the side frames. As this position ofthe bed is arrived at, the bracket 17 is removed and the crank 21withdrawn from shaft 16. By. urging the end sections 1 and 2 toward eachother, the entire bed may be collapsed to the position shown in Figure 2in which the members 5, 6, 8, and 8 are illustrated parallel to theiradjacent members. In this manner, the length of the bed is reduced toone third of its original length, and consequently requires only onethird of the amount of floor space. Beams 12 and 13 extend angularlyupward when the bed is in collapsed position, and the mattress 22 is ina better position to receive an airing.

I claim 1. A folding bed comprising a pair of end sections having legssupporting the same, intermediate floating side frames having legssupporting the same, boards hingedly connected to said floating frames,the opposite ends of said boards being connected to the end sections, aslotted sleeve'connected to one floating frame, a shaft having one endsecured to the opposite floating frame, said shaft being slidable in theslotted sleeve the securing means passing thru the slot of the sleeve, abracket, a

crank supported in said bracket and engaging the shaft, said crank whenrotated being adapted to move the floating frames mutually toward eachother, spring support beams hingedly connected to the end sections, andmeans for lifting the intersecting ends of said beams upwardly whenrotating said crank.

2. A folding bed comprising a pair of end sections having legssupporting the same, intermediate floating side frames having legssupporting the same, boards hingedly. connected to said floating frames,the opposite ends of said boards being connected to the end sections, aslotted sleeve connected to one floating frame, a shaft having one endsecured to the opposite floating frame and being adapted to slide in theslotted sleeve, the securing means passing thru the slot of the sleeve,a bracket, a crank supported in said bracket and engaging the shaft,said crank when rotated being adapted to move the floating'framesmutually toward each other, spring support beams hingedly connected totheend sections, the bracket being slotted, the shoulder bolt supportingthe slotted end of said bracket beneath the side frame'carrying thesleeve, a hinged lever plate connected to said bracket, said crank whenrotated being adapted to urge the bracket inwardly to the limit of theslot, the plate lever causing the spring supporting beams to be liftedangularly upward. r 7

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

ROSE DE LIMA'MEIER.

